Playing With Fire

11

    The next morning, Imai eyes open slowly and couldn’t move because of her injured legs. She didn’t call for help but she just looking at the ceiling, thinking of Inoue. “I hope I can see you again.”
    Then, someone knock the door. “Imai? You awake?” it was Reito’s voice.
    “Yeah, I’m awake.”
    Reito open the door and help Imai get up. He gently put her to the wheelchair. “Thanks, Reito.” Imai smiled.
    “Yeah, no problem. What do you want for breakfast?”
    “Pancake?”
    “Okay, pancake it is.”
    “Yay!”

    Inoue opened his eyes and he noticed that he wasn’t with Mikachi and Jack. “Where am I?”
    Inoue get up and he was surrounded by trees. “Am I in the jungle?” Inoue doesn’t want to think further and he just want to get out from the jungle and find Imai, he’s running out of time.
    He just keeps running, trying to find a way out of this place.
    ‘I’m coming, Imai. Hang in there!’

    Imai finished eating her pancakes. “Hey, Reito!”
    “Yes? Imai?”
    “Do you know erm… what’s Inoue’s girlfriend looks like?”
    “Of course! Why? Do you want to meet her?”
    Imai nodded excitedly
    “Alright then… Let’s go meet her!”
    “YAY!!”

    ‘Imai…. Imai…. Imai…. Imai…. Imai… IMAI!!’
    After a few hours running, he finally found a building.
    “Imai! I’m coming!!!”

    Imai and Reito arrived at Jelicia’s place. Reito push the bell button. Jelicia was on the front door.
    “Oh! Reito! And…who is this?”
    “I’ll explain it inside, may we?” Reito said.
    “Okay, please come in.”
    While they were inside, Imai explain everything to Jelicia about Inoue and everything.
    “So you are Inoue’s girl version, you are so cute~<3” Jelicia pinch Imai. “Hahaha… thank you, Jelicia.” Imai doesn’t mind because she knows she’s cute.
    “So, Imai. Inoue is being nice to you, is it? Or is he doing something mean to you?”
    “Oh, no Jelicia. He is a good boy. Very good boy and funny.” Imai smiles.
    “Oh, that’s good. At least he is taking care of you.”
    Imai smiles wider when she’s looking at Jelicia. “Jack’s female version looks so pretty~.” Imai said it out loud.
    Jelicia heard all of it and she’s wondered about it. “Who’s Jack?”
    “My boyfriend.” Imai shot it out quickly.
    “Oh!” Jelicia was a bit shocked. Reito just minding his own business (playing with his cell phone).
    “I hope Inoue is okay, Jelicia. I’m getting worried.” Said Imai.
    Jelicia noticed that Imai’s condition is still weak; she got plenty of time to rest before Imai can walk again. Jelicia pat Imai’s shoulder.
    “Don’t worry, Imai. Inoue will be fine. He’s a strong man. Just like you.”
    Imai started to cry and she burst out her tears. “Wuaaaaa….!! Jelicia…!”
    Jelicia rub Imai’s head and tries to comfort her. “It’s okay… He’ll be fine.”
    ‘Inoue… you better be here already… Imai needs you.’

    Inoue found out that he is at the school ground.
    “Is this middle high school? I better get out of here.” Inoue quickly leave the school and start searching for Imai.
    Before Inoue start to search for Imai, he contacts his friends to find Imai. “Come on, Choko. Pick up…”
    “Hello?”
    “Choko is me, Inoue!”
    “Inoue? Really? Where are you man?”
    “I’m…erm…middle school’s front gate.”
    “Middle school? Okay! I’ll meet you there.”
    “No… can you please help me find Imai. She got short orange haired with light green eyes. Please!” Inoue beg Choko.
    “Who is she? Is she your girlfriend?” Choko didn’t seem focus.
    “Hey! Just find her will you?”
    “Fine…”
    Inoue hang up and he started to run.

    “Hey, Imai, do you want to go out, maybe some fresh air?” Reito asked with cheerful tone.
    Imai sniff and stop crying. “I would love to.” Then she finally smiles.

    Inoue ran out of breath from running. “Where…*gasp* the…heck…are….*gasp*…you, Imai?”
    “Inoue?”
    ‘I know that voice, is it?’ Inoue turn his head to right and he finally saw Imai.
    “INOUE!?” Imai stand up but then she fall. “Woaah!”
    “IMAI!!” Jelicia was also shocked. “I…noue...”
    “INOUE!! I thought you never even find me, I thought you forget about me.” Imai hug him tightly while crying out loud.
    Inoue smack her. “Idiot, Imai! You know that I’m worried about you, of course I want to… move my leg to go find you…and I’m very tired.”
    “I’m sorry, Inoue…I’m…so sorry…but I’m glad…I’m glad you are here…with me…” Imai still crying and hug him.
    Inoue noticed that both of Imai’s legs were bandaged. “Imai… what happen to you? Did something happen to you while I’m gone?”
    “Inoue…” Jelicia speak up.
    “Jelicia…?” Inoue didn’t look at her eyes but he said “H-how are you?”
    “Don’t worry about me. *sigh* more importantly, Imai is…stick in…so…let’s…go home…”
    “Jelicia…are you still mad at me?” Inoue carried Imai like a princess.
    “No…I’m not…I thought you…are…”Jelicia still doesn’t seem happy when Inoue was here.
    “Inoue… Inoue…” Imai speak softly.
    “Imai!? What is it?” Inoue put his ear to Imai’s mouth and tries to listen to what she said.
    “I… I miss you…”
    Inoue’s heart was calm when he heard it.
    “I miss you too, Imai…damn…you had me worried.”
    Imai’s hand reaches out to touch Inoue’s cheek. “It’s warm… heehee...”
    Inoue hold her hand. “It is…your hand too…”
    Suddenly, Imai feel like her time was up. Inoue was back to his world and Imai must go back to her world as well.
    “Inoue…I think… my time is up…”
    “What? What are you talking about?”
    “Baka, Inoue…you are silly, like me…hee… I …need to go now.”
    “No, Imai…stay with me…stay with me for a while…I just got here.”
    Jelicia sit down and hold Imai’s hand.”Yeah,Imai. Don’t go…please…help me with my relationship problem.”
    Imai was curious. “What happened between you and Inoue? Did you guys broke up or something?”
    Jelicia stopped talking and stared at Inoue. Inoue stared back.
    “You guys should get back together. Just like me and Jack. We never have an argument before. So I don’t really…know about this broke up thing. I just…love him so much…so… why don’t you talk about it? Be nice for each other, okay?”
    Jelicia tears begin to fall down. “Imai…thank you…for the advice. I will… follow…it…I promise.”
    Imai smiled. “That’s the spirit! I love you, Jelicia. Just like I love my Jack.”
    “Oh… Imai… I love you, too…” Jelicia wipe her tears.
    “And Inoue…”
    Imai turned and Inoue already crying like a baby.
    “Oh…stop crying, Inoue. It’s not nice to cry over me. I’m not dead yet…HAHA…Joke.”
    “Imai… you idiot…” Inoue hug Imai tightly.
    “You are an idiot too, Inoue.” Imai still smiles.
    And then Imai was about to vanish. She gave Inoue a small kiss on Inoue’s cheek and one small peck on his lips.
    “I love you, Inoue. Goodbye.” (Imai was a brave girl)
    “Imai, idiot…why did you do that?”
    “Because I love you, that means I love myself. Thank you so much for your caring and silliness inside you…and …I’m sorry…for making you worried.”
    “Imai…*sob* I LOVE YOU TOO!!”
    Then, Imai was gone from Inoue’s teary eyes.
    Inoue still crying like a baby and Jelicia was there to comfort him.
    “Jelicia…” Inoue’s voice was very low.
    “Y-Yes, Inoue?”
    Inoue put his lips against hers. Jelicia didn’t expect that he will going to do it.
    “I’m sorry…that you need to…see me like this.”
    “Its okay, Inoue…I am your girlfriend, after all…” Jelicia smiles. Inoue hugged her. “I miss you…so much……I’m sorry that I didn’t have time…to be with you.”
    “It’s actually my fault, Inoue. I’ve got work to do and you never get chance to be with me. But actually, having you here makes me happy. Imai will be happy too, if she saw this.”
    The situation right now was Inoue and Jelicia was sitting on the ground in the park. It was sunset.
    “Yeah…she is...” Inoue stand up and hold Jelicia’s hand. “Let’s go see the sunset together.”
    “Alright, Inoue.” Jelicia was very happy that Inoue said that.
    On the way to the beach, Inoue hold Jelicia’s hand tightly and he also misses these days when he first started dating together, often.